M42 Valve Cover/Timing Chain repair questions

[freeride53]

[trackjunkie21]

Goddamnit Danny Everytime you put your avatar as my face I keep thinking I posted.

[Ryann]

OP, your cam gears are severely worn. You're in need of an engine timing system overhaul.

[///digitalme]

^^^^^^ i was about to say that!!!
i think you need to do a timing overhaul!!!
i just sold some cam sprockets in super condition for 25 bucks shipped....
mine has fresh timing components i spent 1300 i didnt do it myself ofcourse...

[freeride53]

^^^^^^ i was about to say that!!!
i think you need to do a timing overhaul!!!
i just sold some cam sprockets in super condition for 25 bucks shipped....
mine has fresh timing components i spent 1300 i didnt do it myself ofcourse...

Haha, thanks Ryan & Digital.
@ Digital: Those numbers sound very reassuring.
I am planning on doing this job myself, but with the added assistance of our family's old German Mechanic, who has had 60+ years experience with BMW/Benz back in the motherland. He's been helping me out over the phone with the current job, up to now.

[mr.vang]

how can you guys tell his cam gear is bad, the picture is quite blurry..

[Dj Buttchug]

theres nothing wrong with your cam gears...

[Ryann]

People, these are decent cam gears. OP's gears are pointy.

[freeride53]

Hmm, think it'd be smart if I take some solid, non iphone pictures tomorrow after classes at noon.
I'll post them back here! ;)

[Ryann]

Pointy,

[Ryann]

NOT pointy.

[///digitalme]

his cam gears are definitely old and not worth doing timing and not replacing...mine were a little more pointy, i was always afraid of the chain skipping a tooth for some reason...

but a complete overhaul is a good thing to do...i bought all the parts for my car and parts were 580

[///digitalme]

i mean come on, you can get good used cam gears from the junkyard for 3 bucks each...

[Dj Buttchug]

zoomed in pic helps. I was wrong

[mr.vang]

is that a crack (between the two cam gear) on the spark plug housing?